Home A/C help - LSUwag on 1/3/15 at 3:46 pmIt is hot/humid in St Augustine this afternoon. I turned on my central A/C and it appears to be stuck in heat mode. The A/C hasn't been run in a while. Everything seems to run both inside and out but, it is blowing heated air, not chilled air.
The brand is American Standard if that helps.
A...

All the civil unrest got me motivated to check the armory - LSUwag on 11/24/14 at 11:18 pmI just went through my personal armory and checked everything. I have to admit that I am generally pretty slack in keeping my weaponry in ready to go status. I loaded several 30 rd mags for the AR and a few other weapons that I maintain in the house.
I keep a Glock 23 ready to go all the time...

This is the Catastrophe Syndrome in slow motion - LSUwag on 11/16/14 at 3:48 pmI just recalled the lecture that Little Nickie gave us LSU fans many years ago. I think it applies very well right now. The catastrophe is working in slow motion this time and it started on 1-9-12. Since that horrible night, LSU fans have gone through this countless times. Our program has lost ...

LSU needs the Spread offense - LSUwag on 11/16/14 at 11:25 amThe problem is obvious. High Schools all over the country are running the spread offense. Louisiana and Texas certainly are among them. LSU recruits players who are from teams which run the spread. We then take these same players and plug them into a state of the art 1960 Big Ten style I forma...

When was the last time you enjoyed LSU football? - LSUwag on 11/9/14 at 12:47 pmWhile trying my best to once again put the Bama loss behind me, I was thinking about when was the last time I actually enjoyed LSU football. I mean this in terms of being satisfied with the quality of play and coaching no matter what the result of any particular game.
For me, it's been a long ...

My Father almost died today (updated in OP-All okay) - LSUwag on 10/20/14 at 12:55 pmDamn, what a day. My father is a Type I diabetic and he went into a Diabetic Coma this morning. He was taken to the ER and they were able to bring him back. It is by far the closest call that he has had in his many years of fighting that disease. He is 71 years old and fortunately, strong as a m...

What is wrong with our special teams? - LSUwag on 10/12/14 at 9:19 amI could not believe the number of mistakes what were made by Special Teams in this game. It started with the missed PAT and went on from there. Very bad angles on punt returns on more than one occasion. Penalties and just bad play. I really thought they were going to cost LSU the game.
It ...

Should police stop policing? - LSUwag on 8/15/14 at 10:12 amI am wondering if we have reached the point in America where police departments should just stop policing and responding to routine calls. Perhaps we need to run a social experiment in a city somewhere in America where we stop police activity and see how it turns out.
I will assume all of th...

I was in DWS's Congressional District today-Observations - LSUwag on 7/19/14 at 9:14 pmI have never been to Palm Beach, Florida. I was there for a Dave Matthews concert. Anyway, I spend the night at a Marriott on the beach which is in the heart of her district. I have never in my life seen so many ultra rich people, gathered in one place. I took a drive through the area and there ...

Live video of Atlas V launch at KSC - LSUwag on 1/23/14 at 8:30 pm[link=(http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-live-video-atlas-5-rocket-launch-20140123,0,5226767.htmlstory)]LINK[/link]
It's on a 10 minute hold but may well go up shortly. ...

Anybody install bearing buddies on their boat trailer? - LSUwag on 1/10/14 at 11:03 pmI have a bearing issue going on where my hub is leaking grease. I am going to replace the bearings and was thinking about installing bearing buddies to prevent this in the future. Do they work? Are they a PITA to install? Any other issues?
My boat is a 16' Skiff so nothing huge in terms of ...

Sea Foam saved my arse today - LSUwag on 1/5/14 at 4:29 pmI was at my beach place in St Augustine and my truck died on me. It went from running fine to barely being able to make it through an intersection. The check engine light was flashing like crazy. I limped it to a service center and they read the codes. It had multiple cylinder misfire and a few ...

Kalashnikov passed away - LSUwag on 12/23/13 at 11:46 am[link=(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528447/Kalashnikov-dies-94.html)]LINK[/link]
This man changed the world with his engineering masterpiece, the AK47.
I met him once at the Shot show.
RIP...

Do not stay anywhere near Busch Gardens - LSUwag on 12/8/13 at 9:06 pmJust a heads up to those who may go to the Outback Bowl. The Busch Gardens area is hell on earth. Stay as far away as possible from any hotels that are in that area.
Tampa is one of those cities that has some really nice areas and some really bad ones. Choose wisely. ...

Federal Judiciary can stay open for 10 days if a shutdown happens - LSUwag on 9/27/13 at 3:30 pmOur Chief sent out an e mail this afternoon that said that the Federal Judiciary can remain open for 10 days if a shutdown occurs. This is the first time I've seen anything like this circulated. My guess is that they are fully expecting to to actually happen this time.
I can't post the e mail...

Please delete wrong board-sorry - LSUwag on 3/6/13 at 5:58 pmWe got word today that we will be looking at up to 22 days on the street between now and September 1. This is a lot of days of with a job that is about as challenging as any job that you can possibly imagine trying to do.
They are hellbent on making life as miserable as possible and to exploit...

I just assisted a dog who was hit by a car - LSUwag on 3/4/13 at 5:27 pmMan, this was just awful. I was driving home and this little dog ran out in front of the car in front of me. He hit him. I stopped and blocked traffic so nobody else would hit him. He was unconscious and had frothy blood coming out of his nose and mouth. I gently moved him off of the road and a...